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Model Tank

1942 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Handmade model tank, possibly made from balsawood or another light wood, painted in a black and grey camouflage scheme with two red marks at the front. The body is a rectangular block, with a a parallelogram representing the caterpillar tracks nailed to each side. On the top centre of the body is a 'turret' made of two rectangles, with a long very thin stick of wood attached to the front reprenting the tank's gun.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
wood, possibly balsawood, painted and hand carved
Brief description
Model tank, painted in black and grey camouflage and with red on the top, hand made of light wood, English, 1942
Physical description
Handmade model tank, possibly made from balsawood or another light wood, painted in a black and grey camouflage scheme with two red marks at the front. The body is a rectangular block, with a a parallelogram representing the caterpillar tracks nailed to each side. On the top centre of the body is a 'turret' made of two rectangles, with a long very thin stick of wood attached to the front reprenting the tank's gun.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7in
  • Width: 3in
  • Height: 2½in
Production typeModel
Object history
FROM A LETTER BY THE DONOR, WRITTEN MARCH 14, 1991:

"I made it myself at the age of eight. I remember I also made a camouflaged pontoon for it to drive over. It was all a bit odd, because when the tank fell off the pontoon it floated, which I am sure most tanks would never do. I am sorry the turret does not rotate, and even if it did would not rotate very far."
Production
Reason For Production: Private
Subject depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
MISC.301-1991

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Record createdApril 13, 2000
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